Harvard Art Museums > 1998.217: Design for a Clock Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Design for a Clock (Unidentified Artist) , 1998.217,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312480. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1998.217 People Unidentified Artist Title Design for a Clock Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 16th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Siena Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312480 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink, brown wash and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, squared in black chalk Dimensions 41 × 22 cm (16 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: Double encircled orb containing cross keys surmounted by a cross, somewhat similar to Briquet 3901 inscription: verso, along left edge running from bottom to top, brown ink: arithmetic figures inscription: l.l. edge, brown ink: indecipherable [indication of some form of scale, cut-off] inscription: c.r. down to l.r. edge, brown ink, Italian: indecipherable [fragment of inscription, cut-off] inscription: on lintel, brown ink, Latin: TEMPORA LABVNTVR Provenance Recorded Ownership History H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt. information from B. Weinreb H. (?) Bosch Reitz, Laren, Netherlands (?), by descent from his great grandfather. Gt. Grandfather: H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt; information from B. Weinreb B. Weinreb Limited, London, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., 1980. (Seiden & de Cuevas is now known as Vermeer Associates, Ltd) Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, purchased from B. Weinreb Limited, London, 6, sold to HUAM, 1998. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of an anonymous donor and the Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Fund in honor of F. Gordon and Elizabeth Morrill Accession Year 1998 Object Number 1998.217 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Lynda Fairbairn, Italian Renaissance Drawings from the Collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, Azimuth Editions Ltd. and Sir John Soane's Museum (London, 1998), p. 366 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
